This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. In the April 2024 issue of Jersey Jazz, drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. told me he had recently taken four young musicians with him for a tour in Tokyo.

The Langston Hughes Cultural Society will hold a birthday celebration for Hughes at 3 p.m. Sunday. The event takes place at the Minnie Hackney Community Service Center of Joplin, 1046 S. Joplin Ave.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life celebrates the life and legacy of one of America’s most influential literary voices. Born in ...

Poet and writer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri. Hughes was famous for his depictions of Black American life in his poems, stories, autobiographies, and histories. Gray Media, parent ...